NELSON'S CAREER HISTORY

2026 (Outdoor): Competed in nine meets for the Corsairs ... 2nd place finish in the shot put (11.24m) ... Also set a career best in the hammer throw with a 10th place finish and 31.74m throw at the Corsair Classic Invitational (Mar. 27-28) ... Another 2nd place finish in the Coast Guard Academy Invitational (Apr. 4) shot put (11.12m) event ... 1st place at the BSU Invite (Apr. 17) shot put with an 11.16m throw ... Competed at the LEC Outdoor Championship (Apr. 25) and earned a 6th place finish in the shot put (11.52m) and 7th place finish in the discus (34.14m) ... 3rd place in the shot put (11.58m) event at the MIT Final Qualifier (May 14). 

2026 (Indoor): Competed in eight meets for the Corsairs ... Kicked off career with a 3rd place finish in the shot put (11.61m) at the Wesleyan Winter Invitational (Jan. 10) ... Earned 1st place in the shot put (11.28m) at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational (Jan. 17) ... Came in 5th at the Wheaton Invitational (Feb. 7) shot put event (10.99m) ... Had an 8th place finish at the LEC Indoor Championship (Feb. 21) shot put event (10.99m). 

BEFORE UMASS DARTMOUTH: Member of the track & field team at Seekonk High School … Owns personal best marks of 36’ 11” in the shot put and 119’ 1” in the discus … Five-time South Coast Conference All-Star … Indoor South Coast Conference Shot Put Champion … Two-time Division 5 Indoor Shot Put Champion … Qualified twice at Indoor All-State … Two-time Track and Field Most Valuable Player … Two-time Outdoor Track and Field Most Improved Player … Two-time captain for both the indoor and outdoor teams … Member of the volleyball team … Captain … Also competed on the basketball team …
 
PERSONAL: Child of Korto and Samuel Nelson … Has five siblings, Samuel, Samira, Ananias, Calvin and Vennetta.